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63 Cards in this Set
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A bargain is a bargain.
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一言为定；协议已成，不可反悔。
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An idle youth，a needy age
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少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲.
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The outsider sees the most of the game
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旁观者清。
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plans can never keep pace with changes
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计划跟不上变化。
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sharpen our pencils
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削铅笔
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hog my desk
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占用我的桌子
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Don't talk to me while I'm in the middle of calculatin。
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我在计算时，别跟我说话。Ah, heck!
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Ah, heck!
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真见鬼！
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keep hammering away at it
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一直骂个不停
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drive me crazy
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使我发疯
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get drunk
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喝醉
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the lust for learning
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对知识的渴望
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Love and support me. She's always there when I need her.
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爱我支持我，当我有需要的时候她总是在身边。
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a great knack for doing sth
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做某事的好窍门
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major crisis or happiness
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大麻烦或大喜事
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The rain has let up.
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雨已经停了。
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In a bad traffic jam, cars can be backed up for miles.
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在严重交通堵塞时，车龙可能长达几英里。
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He is a slacker.
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他是个懒散的人
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He had to drop out of the race because his leg was injured.
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因为他的脚受伤了，他不得不退出比赛。
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If you go hiking,a pair of hiking boots is a must-have..
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如果你要去爬山，一双登山鞋是必不可少的东西。
hike [haik] n.徒步旅行；增加 vi.徒步旅行 vt.提高 |
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I am hard up this week.
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这个星期我手头拮据。
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I am in the hole.
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我现在经济拮据。
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There is no time like the present.
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机不可失,时不再来。
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He squandered a lot of time on computer games.
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他在电脑游戏上挥霍了许多时间。
squander [ˈskwɔndə] vt.浪费 |
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Money really burns a hole in my pocket.
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我真是个留不住钱的人。
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conduct a wine-tasting dinner
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举办一场葡萄酒品尝晚宴
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some pretty high-level executives from a broad spectrum of industries
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一些来自各行业的级别相当高的主管
spectrum ['spektrəm] n. 光谱，范围，系列 |
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what the heck am I supposed to do?
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我到底该怎么应付呢？
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well probably takes on far more significance than it should
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或许被赋予了远远超出其本身的意义
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bottom line
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底线
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fit into your budget
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在你的预算之内
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drop by the restaurant in advance
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事先到餐厅走一趟
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It's a small investment in time that will pay big dividends.
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时间上的这点小投资会让你有大回报的。
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You will be punished for staying in your comfort zone.
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为了不出错而保守行事，你会受到惩罚的。
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the list is geographically broad
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酒单上的酒五花八门产自世界各地
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Everything is hunky-dory!
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hunky-dory就是fine、great的意思
hunky-dory形容的是一种相对比较抽象的状态，而不是质量、水平、功能之类的具体东西。不能说His handwriting is hunky-dory。 |
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Please have a smoke. It's a new brand.
No, thanks. I've just put one out. |
请抽烟，这是新牌子的。
不，谢谢。我刚熄灭一支。 |
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Can you give me a light?
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借个火可以吗？
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Could I trouble you for a lighter?
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麻烦你借个火可以吗？
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I'm a chain smoker.
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我是个老烟鬼。
chain [tʃein] n. 链，链条，束缚，(一)连串 vt. 用铁练锁住，束缚 |
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You smoke just like a chimney.
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你的烟瘾真大。
chimney [ˈtʃimni] n.烟囱，烟道 |
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I'm used to smoking with a cigarette holder.
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我习惯用烟嘴抽烟。
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I only smoke filter tips。
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我只抽有过滤嘴的香烟。
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Can you oblige me with a match?
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借个火可以吗？
oblige [ə'blaidʒ] vt. 迫使，责成，使感激，施恩于，帮 ... 的忙 vi. 帮忙 |
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nursery school
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n. 托儿所
['nə:səri] |
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fire hydrant
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灭火龙头，消防栓
hydrant [ˈhaidrənt] n.水龙头，消防栓 |
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Work banishes those three great evils : boredom, vice, and poverty.
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工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。
banish [ˈbæniʃ]vt.放逐，驱逐；消除，排除 evil [ˈi:vəl] a.邪恶的，坏的 n.邪恶，罪恶，祸害 vice [vais] adj. 副的，代理的 n. 恶习，邪恶，缺点，老虎钳 |
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A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
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骨头打狗狗不叫。
howl [haul] vi.／ n.嗥叫，呼啸；吼叫，哀号 |
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All good things must come to an end.
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天下没有不散的宴席。
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Fire proves gold, adversity proves men
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烈火显真金，逆境识英雄。
adversity [əd'və:siti;əd'və:səti] n. 不幸，灾难 |
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Many a little makes a mickle.
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积小成多。
mickle ['mikl;'mikəl] adj. 很多的，许多的 adv. 很多 n. 很多，多量 |
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Stay hungry, stay foolish
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求知若饥，虚心若愚
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Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.
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含糊其词是谎话的近亲。
equivocation [iˌkwivə'keiʃən] n. 模糊话，含糊其辞 |
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What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave.
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婴孩时期学到的东西，老死不会忘记。
cradle ['kreidl;'kredl] n. 摇篮，发祥地 vt. 放在摇篮内，抚育，收割 grave [greiv] n. 坟墓，墓穴 adj. 严肃的，严重的，庄重的 |
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Better deny at once than promise long.
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轻诺必寡信。
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If a man empties his purse into his head , no man can take it away from him; an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
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倾已所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。
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All our hard work was in vain.
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我们的努力都是白费的。
vain [vein] a.徒劳的，无效的；自负的，爱虚荣的 |
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He vowed that he would never do that again.
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他发誓绝不再作那样的事。
vow [vau] n. 誓约 v. 发誓 |
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cyber cafe
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网吧
cyber ['saibə] adj. 电脑的，网络的 |
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Let me put it another way.
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让我换个方式来说。
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He refused to compromise his principles.
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他拒绝放弃原则。
compromise ['kɔmprəmaiz;'kɔmprəˌmaiz] n. v.妥协，让步 |
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I have my heart set on this car,I am willing to borrow money to buy it.
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我决心要买这辆车，我愿意借钱来买。
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The same goes for mass emails.
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群发邮件也是一样。
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